The Tabernacle Erected
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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“On the
1first day of the first month you shall
2erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
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And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall
3screen the ark with the veil.
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And
4you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and
5you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
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6And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.
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7You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
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8and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
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“Then you shall take the
9anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.
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You shall also anoint
10the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar,
11so that the altar may become most holy.
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You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.
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12Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water
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and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.
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You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them,
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13and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a
14perpetual priesthood throughout their generations. ”